Oklahoma Sooners vs Miami Hurricanes

Thursday, 06 September 2007

The No.5 (AP) Oklahoma University Sooners will be laying in wait for the unranked Miami University Hurricanes to come calling for a Noon ET Saturday kickoff at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla. Oddsmakers at Sportsbetting.com have installed the Sooners -10 point favorites with a total of 43. The game will be televised nationally on ABC.

Oklahoma won its 2007 season opener 79-10 both SU and ATS -39 over North Texas at home. Redshirt freshman quarterback Sam Bradford passed for 363 yards and three touchdowns, and wide receiver Juaqu Iglesias caught seven passes for 128 yards, with Malcolm Kelly making four catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns. The Sooners also gained 265 yards on the ground and held North Texas to 232 total yards.

In new coach Randy Shannons debut, Miami defeated Marshall 31-3 in its season opener covering the -18 ½ point line ATS.The defense held Marshall to 234 yards while intercepting four passes and making six sacks, the team's most in three years. Defensive tackle Vegas Franklin recorded two sacks, defensive end Eric Moncur had 1.5 sacks, and All-America defensive end Calais Campbell had five tackles and the team's first interception by a defensive lineman since 2001. The UM running game totaled 260 yards rushing, with true freshman Graig Cooper rushing for 116 yards in his first collegiate game and sophomore Javarris James gaining 99 yards and scoring two touchdowns. Cooper's performance was the best ever by a Miami running back in his debut game.

This is the first meeting between Miami and Oklahoma since the 1980s, when the two schools had three memorable matchups, with the Hurricanes winning all three games. In 1985, Troy Aikman was injured and Jamelle Holieway took over. Although Miami won the game 27-14 in Norman, Okla., the Sooners won the national championship that season. A year later, in 1986, the two schools were ranked No. 1 and 2, and the game matched Vinny Testaverde and Michael Irvin against Brian Bosworth and Co., with Miami winning 28-16 in a classic and Testaverde throwing for four touchdowns. A year later, on January 1, 1998, the teams met in the Orange Bowl Classic for the national championship, with Miami prevailing 20-14 to win its second national title. The two schools also played in 1973 and 1975, with Oklahoma winning both times.

The Hurricanes have lost their last two road openers, at Louisville in 2006 and at Florida State in 2005. Prior to that, UM had won four consecutive road openers.

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